Finance Analyst

Department: Finance - Group Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur

Reporting To: FP&A Manager

Compensation: RM6,000 - RM9,000 / month

Description

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
To assist the FP&A team in delivering financial support (analysis and reporting) to the CFO and the wider Executive team with specific focus and responsibility of the HQ overhead functions and company transfer pricing. 

Key Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Following analysis of actual results, prepare month end journals for accruals and corrections for head office cost centres
• Prepare and issue details of actual expenditure versus budget to central cost centre managers
• Prepare month end analysis and commentary for overheads, including variances to budget and forecast for the International Business for inclusion in the main Executive Board reporting pack
• Collate input and assumptions and act as finance business partner for HQ functions in the preparation of head office budgets and forecasts
• Work collaboratively with the HR team and wider regional finance teams to reconcile headcount reported in the Global Finance system to the HR system on an ongoing basis
• Support group tax team with setting and monitoring regional transfer pricing
• Handle transfer pricing queries from the regions and sales teams
• Support monitoring of transfer pricing and regional profitability
• Assist in reviewing regional performance for actual results, forecasts and budgets
• Additional analysis and reporting tasks as required

KEY INTERFACES

• IBHQ Cost centre owners
• IBHQ & Regional Finance teams
• Sales teams for transfer pricing

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• Ideally have experience working in a multinational finance function
• Ideally educated to degree level
• Ideally part/newly qualified CIMA/ACCA

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Good analytical and data presentation skills
• English speaking, with the ability to communicate knowledgeably and professionally with senior operatives within the business
• Reasonable understanding of financial management, financial forecasting, budgeting and reporting
• A team player, they will be highly self-motivated and organised, have a high attention to detail and be able to work under pressure in light of tight deadlines
• Demonstrate ability to pro-actively suggest improvements to existing processes
• Strong Excel skills & Power BI an advantage